Moviefone lists the 5 directors they think could adequately handle “Breaking Dawn”.  Here’s their choices:

Tim Burton: Burton has a known fondness for Gothic love tales (see: ‘Corpse Bride,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’), and his imagination expands far beyond most minds. Even ‘Twilight’ cast members Jamie Campbell Bower and Ashley Greene are crossing their fingers in the hopes that he’ll sign onto the project. Maybe they’re hoping he’ll bring along his male muse, Johnny Depp.

Catherine Hardwicke: She brought the first movie to life and set the stage for other directors, so it might seem fitting and nice that she tie it all together in the end and reunite with the original cast as the curtain closes. However, her lack of experience in special effects — and the general sense that the first ‘Twilight’ film didn’t meet expectations — makes her a long shot.

Peter Jackson: Best known for bringing ‘The Lord of the Rings’ novels to life on the big screen, he is a master behind the lens. His ability to turn a simple conversation between characters into a highly detailed scene could take ‘Breaking Dawn’ to the next level. Jackson’s background in the fantasy genre would be a perfect fit for the Bella transformation plot of the final novel. Just imagine the power of ‘Twilight’ and ‘LOTR’ fans united.

Quentin Tarantino: His signature style mixes gore with humor, captivating the minds of audiences all over the world. His quirky take and sarcastic edge would be a great asset in bringing out Jacob’s snarky behavior in the final book. Tarantino is one of the more off-the-wall directors, but perhaps that’s what ‘Breaking Dawn’ needs. It might not hurt to have his input on the screenwriting process as well. But could he put out a PG-rated film? Umm … we’ll get back to you on that one.

Len Wiseman: He’s certainly no stranger to the vampire vs. werewolf story line (the ‘Underworld’ films), and his affinity for the comic-book world could come in handy. He may have to tone down his darker side for the ‘Twilight Saga’ tween audience, but he’s directed ‘New Moon’ star Michael Sheen before (and lived through his own romantic triangle, with Sheen and now wife Kate Beckinsale — guess that makes him Team Edward).

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Who would you pick?

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Chris Weitz would be nice to have back on for the 4th.

What about Rob’s suggestion of Gus Van Sant?

Peter Jackson would be great. He did such a great job in The Lord of the Rings. I’d also like to see David Slades work.

Tim Bruton is a great director, but he would seriously ruin Breaking Dawn. Its not his style at all!

Chris Weitz, Peter Jackson, or Gore Verbinski

I think that all of them are great directors but i think that Tim Bruton will be great because of his up coming movie called ” Alice and Wonderland” and the Batman movies as well.

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I think Catherine Chris Or David

Not Tim Burton- not really his forte at all! It is going to be interesting how they adapt everything from that book into a movie! Oh, and it really should be rated R.

When I first heard that they were contemplating Burton, I actually shuddered. His style just doesn’t appeal to me at all – too much creepiness for Breaking Dawn, IMO. Ditto on Tarantino – he leans a little too far on the dark side of movie-making, and even though in some ways Breaking Dawn is the darkest of the books, it’s not Tarantino-dark.

After seeing ‘Twilight’ and ‘New Moon’ one right after the other, I’m not opposed to Weitz coming back. I did like his style much better than Hardwicke (but I’ll take her over Burton).

I’ve never seen Wiseman’s work, so I couldn’t really say much about him, but Jackson… He or Weitz would be my first choices. They’re a little more adapted to the genre – the LOTR series was amazing to watch, even if the stories never interested me.